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Letters Pol/212.1" No. 68,275, dated August 27, 186i'.

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TO ALL Wl-IOM IT MAY' CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN WORDEN, of Normal, in the county of McLe:i-n,nnd State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Washing Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to malte and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved machine, taken through the Line ai x, iig. 2.l

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the line L1/ y, iig. l.

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My invention has for its object to furnish an improved washing machine, simple in construction, effective in its operation, which will not wear or injure the clothes, and which can be manufactured at a comparatively small expense; and it consists in the constructionof the beater, in the construction of the box or tub, and in the construction of the sliding gate that closes the discharging orifice. l

A is. the box or tub, the ends al of which are vertical, and the sides aE of which incline inward vfrom the bottom towards the top, as shown in iig. 2. The bottom a3 upon its interior side is made curved, as shown in tig. 2, to' conform to the arc described by the sweep of thel beater. The box A stands upon legs B of such alength as to raise the said box to a convenient height, and its interior surface is entirely without grooves, slots, or projections to wearand injure the clothes while being washed. C are cleats or angcs, attached to the inner -sides of the side boards a2 near their upper edges for the cover D to rest upon. E areend pieces or slats attached to the inner surface of the end boardsal, of the box A, for the ends of the cover D to rest upon, and to furnish supports for the arms F ofthe beater G to be pivoted to. The middles of the end pieces E areA slotted for the reception ot" the beater-arms or levers F. The end edges of said slots, both upon the upper and lower sides, are bevelled oli, as shown in dotted linen in fig. 2, to afford space for the play ot' said arms. The arms F are pivoted to the end pieces E by bolts, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, and their upper ends are made longcrand heavier than their lower ends, to give momentum to the stroke of the beater. The bea-tor G consists of a bar gl, attached to the lower ends of the arms or levers F, and having its corners rounded oil', and of the bar g2, the edge of' which`rests upon the middle part of the bar gl, and the ends of which are securely att-ached to the arms 0r levers F. The bar g2 has numerous holes formed through it for the passage of the water or washing liquid, as the beater is swung back and forth through the boX A. II is a cross-bal` connecting the upper ends of the arms or levers F, and serving as a handle for operating the beater. A portion ofthe cover D may be cut away, as shown in fig. 2, to allow space for the attachment of a wringer, which may be kept permanently attached to the edge of the box A. I is the orifice through which the water in the tub may be drawn ofl` after being used. 'lhe oritice I is closed by a sliding gate, J, which is made slightly wedge-shaped, and slides up and down in grooves lin cleats attached to the end of the box in a slightly-inclined position, to correspond with the wedgeshaped form ofthe gate J. The gate J has a rubber plate or equivalent attached to its inner side, which, when the said gate is pushed down, closes the discharging orifice I more closely, and when the gate is raised acts as aspring to hold itin any position -to which it may be raised.

In using the machine the clothes are put into the box A upon both sides ofthe beater G, with a suilicicnt quantity oi' water, and a small quantity of soap or washing-fluid. The beater is then operated by taking hold of the cross-bar H and moving it back and fort-11,'dashing the clothes violently against the inclined sides ot' the box Then, as the beater swingsA back, the inclined sides and curved bottom of the box cause the clothes to partially revolve, as they settle back, so that a diiierent part of said clothes is operated upon at each stroke of the beater. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the beater Gr, having the bars gl g2, lever F, tub A, with vertical ends al, inclined sides a2, curved bottom a3, and discharge orifice I, sliding wedgesshapcd lgate D, having rubber or equivalent plate attached to its inner side, all construct-ed and operating substantially as heroin set forth for the purpose specified.

JOHN WORDEN.

Witnesses:

E. D. Hemus, T. J. PEARCE. 

